Observatories G-L

Name                   Acronym          Date              Type*          Location            Association

(*G–Governmental; I–Institutional; Pr–Private; Pu–Public; S–School & U–University)
Garnet Hill ObservatoryGHOG1808-1826ILanarkshireGlasgow Society for promoting   Astronomical Science
George Abell ObservatoryGAO1990s-IBuckinghamshireAbell, George; Open University
Gladstone’s ObservatoryGlO1860s-1875PrCaernarvonshireGladstone, Murray
Godlee ObservatoryGO1903-ILancashireManchester Astronomical Society; Manchester Municipal  Institute of Technology
Gonville and Caius College ObservatoryGCCOC1764 (fl.)UCambridgeshireGonville and Caius College,        Cambridge
Green House Farm ObservatoryGHFO2006-INorfolkNorth Norfolk Astronomical       Society
Greg ObservatoryGrO1892-1960ILancashireLancaster Corporation
Grenville’s ObservatoryGOH1807 (c.)IPembrokeshireGrenville, Charles Francis
Groombridge’s ObservatoryGOB1806-1832PrCounty of LondonGroombridge, Stephen
Guersey ObservatorySee La Société Guernesiaise Observatory [LSGO]
Haikin Observatorysee Grenville’s Observatory [GOH]
Hall’s Cottage ObservatoryHCO1899-1915PrBuckinghamshireHall, John James
Hampstead ObservatoryHOHH1910-ICounty of LondonThe Hampstead Scientific Society (HSS); Avenell, George; Heberden, Henry
Hanbury’s Brockhurst ObservatoryHOB1910-1939PrSussexHanbury, Frederick J.; Franks,   William;
Hanwell Community ObservatoryHCOB1992-IOxfordshireWall, John
Harewood Lodge ObservatoryHLO1901-1924PrYorkshire – West RidingBrook, Charles Lewis
Hartwell House ObservatoryHaHO1831-1860sPrBuckinghamshireLee, John; Smyth, W.H.
Hatfield ObservatorySee Bayfordbury Observatory [BOB]
Hay’s ObservatorySee Hay’s Norwood Observatory [HONL]
See Hay’s Hendon Observatory [HOHL]
Hay’s Norwood ObservatoryHONLc.1927-1934PrCounty of LondonHay, William Thomson
Hay’s Hendon ObservatoryHOHL1935-c.1949PrCounty of LondonHay, William Thomson
Hauxley ObservatoryHOHNR2008-INorthumberlandNorthumberland Astronomical    Society
Hedley Robinson’s ObservatoryHRO1965-1992PrDevonRobinson, Hedley
Hele’s School ObservatoryHSO1964-1970SDevonHeles’s School
Hepple ObservatoryHeO1910s-1950sPrNorthumberlandWilfred-Hall
Herschel Astronomical Society ObservatoryHASO1966IBerkshireHerschel Astronomical Society; Eton College
Herschel’s Bath ObservatoryWHOB1776-1782PrSomersetHerschel, William
Herschel’s Datchet ObservatoryWHOD1783-1785PrBuckinghamshireHerschel, William; Herschel,     Caroline
High Legh Community ObservatoryHLCO2014ICheshireHigh Legh Community Observatory
High school of Stirling ObservatoryHSSO1890-SStirlingshirePullar; Lawrence; Peck, William Campbell-Bannerman; Henry
High Top ObservatoryHTO1974-IHertfordshireSouth West Hertfordshire Astronomical Society
Highfield House ObservatoryHHO1850s-1882PrNottinghamshireLowe, Alfred
Holmes’s ObservatoryHOHR1890s-1900sPrCounty of LondonHolmes, Edwin
Hooke’s ObservatoryHOGC1668-1669PrCounty of LondonHooke, Robert; Gresham College
Horncastle Residential College ObservatoryHRCO1974-2000ULincolnshireHorncastle Residential College
Horselethill ObservatoryHOG1841-1938I/ULanarkshireGrant, Robert
Housman’s ObservatoryHoO1931(fl.)-1955PrCumberlandHousman, William Bradshaw
Housman’s Seaton Observatorysee Housman’s Observatory [HoO]
Huddart’s ObservatoryHOIc.1788-1816?PrCounty of LondonHuddart, Joseph
Hudson’s ObservatoryHOWK1910-1929PrCheshireHudson, George Henry
Huddersfield ObservatoryHuO1973-IYorkshire – West RidingHuddersfield Astronomical and Philosophical Society (HAPS)
Huggins’s ObservatoryHOTHL1856-1908PrCounty of LondonHuggins, William
Hunt’s ObservatoryHuO1930s-1950s?PrNottinghamshireHunt, W.
Hurst’s ObservatoryDOPc.1974-1985PrNorthamptonshireHurst, Guy
Hussey’s ObservatoryHOH1825-1837PrKentHussey, Thomas J.
Imperial College ObservatoryICOL1903-1936UCounty of LondonImperial College of Science and Technology
Institute of AstronomyIoA1946-UCambridgeshireUniversity of Cambridge
Isle of Man ObservatoryIOMO1996-IIsle of ManIsle of Man Astronomical Society
Isle of Wight ObservatoryIOWO1998-IIsle of ManVectis Astronomical Society
J. A. Jones Hoober ObservatoryJAJHO1993-IYorkshire – West RidingMexborough & Swinton              Astronomical Society (MeSAS)
James Irwin ObservatoryJIO1990-IKentMid Kent Astronomical Society
Jenkins’s ObservatoryJO1842-?PrGlamorganJenkins, John
Jeremiah Horrocks ObservatoryJHO1927-ULancashireUniversity of Central Lancashire
Jersey ObservatorySee Sir Patrick Moore Centre
Jim Savage-Lowden ObservatoryJSLO2008-IInvernessHighland Astronomical Society
Jodrell Bank ObservatoryJBO1945-UCheshireLovell, Bernard;  University of Manchester 
John Hippisley’s ObservatoryJHOSEc.1854-1899PrSomersetHippisley, John
Keble College ObservatoryKCO1889-1892UOxfordshireLowe; Keble College, Oxford
Keele ObservatoryKO1962-UStaffordshireMaddison, Ron; University of Keele
Kenley ObservatorySee Norman Fisher Observatory [NFO]
Kew ObservatoryKeOR1842-ISurreyBritish Association for the         Advancement of Science; De la Rue, Warren; National Physical Laboratory; Balfour, Stewart
Kew Observatory1768-1840   see King’s Observatory (KiOR)
Kielder ObservatoryKOK2008-INorthumberlandKielder Observatory Astronomical Society
King’s ObservatoryKiOR1768-1840PrSurreyKing George III; Demainbrays; Peter Rigaud
King’s College Observatorysee Cromwell Tower Observatory [CTOA]
Kingston High School ObservatoryKHSO1953-1982S/IYorkshire: East RidingWalker, William Cameron; Kingston High School
Knight’s ObservatoryKOWc.1890-c.1906PrHampshireKnight, Henry Sollers
Knot’s Woodcroft ObservatoryKWO1859-1873PrSussexKnott, George
Knott’s Lodge ObservatoryKLO1875-1893PrSussexKnott, George
Ladies College, Darlington ObservatoryLCOD1887-c.1909SDurhamDixon, C.A.
Lancaster Observatorysee Greg Observatory [GrO]
Larkin’s ObservatoryLOBc.1790s-1800PrCounty of LondonLarkins, William
La Société Guernesiaise ObservatoryLSGO1993-IChannel IslandsLa Société Guernesiaise
Lassell’s Starfield ObservatoryLSO1840-1861PrLancashireLassell, William
Lattey’s ObservatoryLO1890sPrGlamorganLattey, Norman
Lawson Beeston ObservatoryLON1851-1866PrNottinghamshireLowe, Edward J.
Lawson’s Bath ObservatoryLBO1841-1855PrSomersetLawson, Henry
Leighton ObservatoryLeO1994-ILancashireLiverpool Astronomical Society (LAS)
Letchworth ObservatoryLOL1996-IHertfordshireLetchworth and District Astronomical Society
Levin’s ObservatoryLOS1928-1939PrSussexLevin, A.E.
Lilburn ObservatoryLiO1852-PrNorthumberlandCollingwood, Edward John
Lime Tree ObservatoryLTO2016-Pu/PrYorkshire: North RidingWall, John; Foster, Peter
Lincoln Castle Observatory TowerLCOT1825-?PrLincolnshireMerryweather, John; Lincoln Castle
Lindemann’s ObservatoryLOSHS1884-1927PrDevonLindemann, A.F.
Liverpool Astronomical Society ObservatoryLASOLc.1900-2000sILancashireLiverpool Astronomical Society
Liverpool City ObservatoryLCO1844-1866ILancashireHartnup, J.C.;  Mersey Dock & Harbour Board
Liverpool Observatory1866-1960ssee Bidston Observatory [BiO] 
1844-1866see Liverpool City Observatory [LCO] 
Liverpool Observatory and Tidal Institute1866-1960ssee Bidston Observatory [BiO] 
Llewellyn’s ObservatoryLlO1851 (c.).PrGlamorganLlewellyn, John Dillwyn
Lockyer’s Hampstead ObservatoryLOHH1865-1873PrCounty of LondonLockyer, Norman
Lockyer’s Wimbledon ObservatoryLOWH1862-1865PrSurreyLockyer, Norman
Loughton Hall ObservatoryLHO1969-2005IEssexLoughton Astronomical Society
Low Dalby Astronomy CentreLDAC2001-IYorkshire: North RidingScarborough and Ryedale          Astronomical Society (SRAS); Forestry Commission
Lowe’s ObservatoryLoOB1850s-1866PrNottinghamshireLowe, Alfred
Lowndes’s ObservatoryLOHS1851-?PrBuckinghamshireLowndes, Charles
Loxham ObservatoryLOCUc.2015-U/IBedfordshireCranfield University
Ludham’s Observatory see Cockfield Tower Observatory [CTO]
Luton Astronomical Society ObservatoryLASO1992IBedfordshireDall, Horace